Umbrella safety and alarm enhancing device

ABSTRACT

An umbrella safety and alarm enhancement device, particularly an enhancement device installed on an umbrella to provide electro luminescence lighting or flashing at nighttime, forming a larger lighting rage, giving strong short-wave lighting alarm at night or in a rainy or foggy environment, the short waves of the electro luminescence is free from obstruction by rain or fog. The strong electro luminescence flashing light can be seen from a distance to prevent accidents and ensure pedestrians&#39; safety.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

(a) Field of the invention

The present invention relates to an umbrella safety and alarm enhancingdevice, particularly to an enhancement device on an umbrella to provideelectro luminescence flashing and alarm functions at nighttime to ensureuser's safety.

(b) Description of the Prior Art

The conventional umbrella is designed to protect people from rain.Umbrella manufacturers have been trying to make improvement on thesturdiness and convenience of umbrella structure. However, car accidentsdo happen at night because of poor visibility, especially when it israining. Accidents do happen when motorists could not see walkingpedestrians carrying an umbrella at night FIG. 1 shows a light-emittingdevice using an LED lamp 10 fitted on the ferrule of an umbrella, whichhas been granted a patent. But the light-emitting range of the LED lamp10 on the ferrule of an umbrella is quite limited. In addition, the LEDlamp 10 is a long-wave light that could easily be obstructed in araining or foggy condition. In times of heavy rain or wind, the userwould try to incline the umbrella in the direction of the rain or wind.As a result, the LED lamp 10 on the ferrule is also inclined to thefront of the user Then, the light on the ferrule could not be seen fromthe back of the user. Therefore, the motorist coming from behind theuser could hit him because the driver could not see the light on theumbrella Another design has been disclosed in another patent, involvinga coat of luminescent compound coated on the canopy of umbrella (notshown), which absorbs lighting energy at daytime and gives outluminescent alarm at night This type of lighting has poor lightingefficiency at night, and could not achieve the purpose of indicatingalarm to a distant motorist

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

In view of the foregoing shortcomings, the present inventor hasdedicated in seeking improvement, based on many years of experience inthe field, and after repeated experiments and tests has finally come upwith an alarming and lighting enhancement design for umbrella with alarge range for alarming and lighting effects, high safety and withoutdead angle, enabling lighting and alarming effect to a distant motorist,providing safety for pedestrians.

For full understanding of the construction, design objectives, approachand intent of the present invention, please refer to the followingdrawing and description of preferred embodiment.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a conventional umbrella having an LED lampon the ferrule of an umbrella according to the prior art.

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the present invention with lighting on thecanopy of an umbrella.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view of part of the present invention of umbrella.

FIG. 4 is a top view of the present invention of umbrella with lightingon the canopy of umbrella.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

Referring to FIG. 2 and 4, the present invention of umbrella safety andalarm enhancement device is characterized by the installation of electroluminescence wires 50 on the rim of an umbrella canopy, which is capableof giving a large range of strong lighting alarm on a rainy nightReferring to FIG. 3, the present invention comprises a channel 202installed on an upper part of the hollow of the umbrella shank 201. Acontrol unit 30 and a battery compartment are installed inside a handle3. A power cord 301 for the control unit 30 extends upward inside theshank 201 and out of the channel 202, along the umbrella rib to the rimof the canopy to join with the electro luminescence wire 50; referringto FIGS. 2 and 4, the electro luminescence wire 50 is installed alongthe rim of the canopy. The electro luminescence wire 50 is seriallyconnected to no less than one electro luminescence plate 501 to providereinforced alarming effects.

The canopy 200 of the umbrella or the rim of the canopy 200 can be madeof transparent material to enhance the lighting alarm of the electroluminescence wire 50 and the electro luminescence plate 501.

Referring to FIG. 3, the control unit 30 inside the handle 3 of theumbrella activates the electro luminescence wire 50 to emit or flashlight The light source emitted from the electro luminescence wire 50 isshort wave that is free from obstruction by rain or fog. The electroluminescence light could be seen without any dead angle when the userholds the umbrella at whatever angle. So, it has high visibility toprevent accidents.

As described above, the construction of the present invention is quitesimplified and costs low, capable of giving a wide range of stronglighting alarm without dead angle, free from obstruction by rain or fog,and high visibility to prevent accident. The present invention has neverbeen used in public, and has satisfied the requirements of applicabilityand novelty for a patent right. Therefore, this application is filed.Your favorable consideration will be appreciated.

It is to be understood that the foregoing description involves onlypreferred embodiments of the present invention, and that allmodifications or variations deriving from the above description withoutdeparting from the intent of the description and drawings shall beincluded in the following claim.

1. An umbrella safety and alarm enhancement device, comprising anElectro Luminescence, EL wire that is installed on a rim of a canopy ofan umbrella, giving a large range of strong lighting alarm on a rainynight, having a channel at an upper part of a hollow tube of a shank ofan umbrella, a control unit and a battery compartment being installedinside a handle of the umbrella, wherein a power cord for the controlunit being extending upward inside the shank and out of the channel,along ribs of the umbrella to the canopy to join with the electroluminescence wire; the electro luminescence wire being installed on arim of the canopy, the electro luminescence wire being optionallyconnected to no less than one electro luminescence plates to reinforcealarming effects, thereby, the control unit inside the handle activatesthe electro luminescence wire to emit or flash light, the electroluminescence emitting light of short waves that are free fromobstruction by rain or fog, giving lighting alarm without any dead anglewhen the umbrella is being held by a user in any direction, providinghigh visibility to prevent accidents.